Presenter’s Agenda
Domain 4: Professional Responsibility
I can. . .
So that . . .
identify and describe the
I can become familiar
component levels of
with the levels of
domain 4
proficiency for domain
4—professional
responsibility.
identify and discuss
examples and nonexamples of professional
practice for the
component levels of
domain 4
Materials (posted to the DCPS website—staff tab/professional learning link):
 Domain 4—Professional Responsibility powerpoint slides
 Charlotte Danielson’s The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Document (2013
Edition), pages 85-109 (all teachers have a copy of this resource)
 Graphic Organizer: Explore Domain 4—Professional Responsibility
 Chart paper, markers
 Graphic Organizer: Domain 4 Scenario Activity Answer Sheet, Individual Reflection
Note Taker
 Domain 4 Scenario Cards
 Answer Key: Professional Responsibility Scenarios Card Sort Activity
Advance Prep:
1. Review notes section of powerpoint slides
2. Remind teachers to bring their copy of The Framework for Teaching Evaluation
Document to the training session
3. Print, copy Explore Domain 4 Professional Responsibility graphic organizer &
Domain 4 Scenario Activity Answer Sheet, Individual Reflection Note Taker (1 page
copied front/back, 1 per teacher)
4. Print, copy, cut apart Domain 4 Scenario Cards (1 set of cards needed for each group
of 3 training participants)
5. Print answer key for Professional Responsibility Scenarios Card Sort Activity for
reference by presenters (all answers also recorded in the notes section of the
powerpoint)
Procedure:
1. Open by posing this question: What do the words professional responsibility
mean to you? (individual—jot ideas, partner talk, table discussion, whole group
sharing)—8 minutes
2. Explore the components of Domain 4 Professional Responsibility—25 minutes
o Groups of 6
o Assign 1 component to each group member
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o Each group member uses Explore Domain 4 graphic organizer to record
information about the assigned component
 Capture key words/characteristics
 Consider examples of strong practice
 Consider non-examples
o Discuss findings within groups of 6
o Each group records essential findings for each component to chart paper
o Share out by a couple of groups
3. Professional Responsibility Scenarios Card Sort Activity—20 minutes
o Groups of 3
o Read, discuss each scenario
o Match the scenario to the component to which it most closely relates, record
answers on Domain 4 Scenario Answer Sheet
o Whole group discussion of select scenarios (suggestions follow)
Scenario Number
5
6
9
11
17
18
Answer
4b
4a
4c
4e
4d
4f
4. Individual Reflection—7 minutes
o Assess quality of individual practice with respect to professional responsibility
 What are your specific strengths?
 In what areas do you need to improve? What action is needed to make
necessary improvements?
o Record thoughts on Individual Reflections Note Taker
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